Monday, February 3

Want to make streets safer? Listen to those who have left crime behind
On Jan. 22, eight people were hit as 20 bullets flew from three gunmen in an armed dispute during rush hour on one of Seattle’s busiest intersections. Tanya Jackson, a woman who was called a “protector” of others and who had finally gotten some stability in her life, was shot and killed; a 9-year-old boy was injured. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)

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New Privacy Legislation Introduced in Washington State
A series of privacy bills have been introduced in Washington state, but they present conflicting regulatory visions and their sponsors don’t necessarily see eye-to-eye. After what was designed to be the state’s landmark privacy law failed to materialize last year, its primary sponsor, Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle, has introduced Senate Bill 6281, which he hopes will be able to appeal to a diversity of stakeholders in its pursuit of an overarching policy framework. Continue reading at Government Technology. (Shutterstock/Alphaspirit)

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Washington’s natural disaster rate has increased, but here’s a way to help prepare
The frequency of FEMA-reported natural disasters within the state of Washington has nearly tripled since 2000, according to a recent study. Between 2000 and 2017, Washington saw 61 natural disasters, according to an analysis by insurance comparison website QuoteWizard, which looked at FEMA natural disaster data for the report. That tied with New Mexico for the fifth-highest number of natural disasters during the time, the study found, behind Texas (172), California (153), Oklahoma (122) and Florida (66). Continue reading at The News Tribune. (The Bellingham Herald)

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Associated Press
Washington Senate passes death penalty repeal bill (Jinkins, Carlyle)
Federal complaint: Pot farm used in Ponzi scheme
Bill seeks special guardian pilot program in three counties
Navy to test drinking water near base for contamination
Senate approves fix to new business tax to fund college aid
 
Aberdeen Daily World
City Council considers homeless camp alternatives
Washington House passes Blake bill on drought response
 
Auburn Reporter
Recredentialed: Hundreds of WA doctors are stuck working survival jobs
Lawmakers back timber industry to help reduce WA’s carbon emissions
Opinion: As session moves along, lawmakers sharpen their focus
 
Capital Press
Washington lawmaker prods WDFW to collar more wolves
 
Centralia Chronicle
State Senate Votes Again to Strike Death Penalty Statute (Pedersen, Carlyle, Keiser)
 
Columbian
Is Washington ready for a plastic bag ban? (Das)
Washington Senate passes ‘Tiffany Hill Act’ (Pedersen)
 
The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: Local lawmakers oppose clean fuel standard (Blake, Takko)
Plan for homeless campsites worth the cost, officials say

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inundation: Flood water ‘higher than we’ve seen in years’
New study pulls back veil on Everett’s coronavirus patient
Strike at Swedish is over, but contract dispute is not
Boundaries a big question mark in Marysville schools
2nd nuclear reactor being studied for eastern Washington
WaPo: Viewpoints: The homeless that aren’t being counted
Commentary: What’s at play in drop in timber harvests
Glad to see state make animal cruelty a felony
New ferry terminal is making noise again; work on pier begun
448 housing units planned on 20 acres near Arlington Airport
Cornfield Report: Deadline pressure is growing to get bills out of committees
Burke: How did we get here, and how to we get out?
 
Islands’ Weekly
Funding for studying harmful algal blooms
 
Issaquah Reporter
Recredentialed: Hundreds of WA doctors are stuck working survival jobs (Saldaña, Stanford)
Swedish nurses, caregivers return to work
 
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State’s levy lid lift for schools leads to large tax increase in South Kitsap
For those who are homeless, recovering from surgery isn’t easy
‘A very bad example’: China accuses US of spreading fear about coronavirus after travel advisory
Melding new ideas into old traditions surrounding death
 
News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington’s natural disaster rate has increased, but here’s a way to help prepare
 
Olympian (subscription required)
Congressman hopes to collect thousands of valentines for veterans one last time
Benton County Republicans decry report labeling state lawmaker a domestic terrorist
How to help people with mental illness who refuse care? Sen. O’Ban has a plan
 
Peninsula Daily News
Opinion: What lawmakers want to do isn’t always what needs to be done
Legislation to discard Discover Pass ‘dead’ (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
 
Puget Sound Business Journal
How chaos at chain pharmacies is putting patients at risk
DSA CEO: Burden of crime prevention has fallen on community, retailers
Opinion: Crime in Seattle can no longer go unchecked
King County’s $130M electric bus purchase called ‘one of the leading moves in zero emissions for transit’
Analysts fear the market is hooked on Fed support
SARS stung the global economy. The coronavirus is a greater menace.
 
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Heavy rain headed to Seattle area; higher elevations see snowflakes Monday morning
Seattle unprepared to deliver promised Madison bus line, expert review says
Many are interested in Washington state’s hardest-to-fill teacher jobs. They just need support to get there, survey finds
Opinion: Shift policies to treat trafficked girls as victims (Orwall, Dhingra)
Washington lawmakers in both parties push to open the cannabis industry to out-of-state investors (Pettigrew, Saldaña)
‘Incredibly disappointing’: Fred Hutch, feds end HIV vaccine trial after data shows no benefit
Want to make streets safer? Listen to those who have left crime behind
FYI Guy: The most and least diverse places in King County
Olympia made homeless camping legal in one parking lot. A year later, did it work?
Cannabis farm near Anacortes was center of alleged $4.85 million Ponzi scheme
Clues hint at direction of federal probe into Seattle transportation projects
Talks underway in Olympia on allowing King County to tax big businesses with high salaries (Macri, Tarleton, Springer, Rolfes)
Editorial: Regulate ballot collection in Washington elections
Editoral: Don’t send Seattle’s federal archives across the country
Washington state senator unveils bill to aid people who refuse treatment for drug addiction or mental-health issues (Dhingra)

Skagit Valley Herald
Fight re-emerges over protecting wolverines
Skagit County agriculture industry hosts annual summit
Inslee joins local leaders for housing roundtable
 
Spokesman Review
Getting There: With City Line coming, STA plans expanded service elsewhere; plus, double-decker buses to Cheney?
Spin Control: Will state really study removing Ballard Locks and raising Lake Washington? No dam way (Carlyle)
Shea’s absence, prohibition on questions raise concerns at Valley GOP meeting
State Patrol under pressure to examine bias in traffic stops following investigation (Goodman, Lekanoff, Ormsby, Senn)
 
Sequim Gazette
Senate moves to eliminate death penalty (Carlyle, Van De Wege)
 
Tri-City Herald
Is cannabis increasing traffic fatalities in Washington? Here’s what AAA found
Letters to the Editor: Arts center, dams, Starbucks protest and more
 
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Study of Washington’s Death with Dignity Act is needed
Editorial: Lawmakers’ transparency effort limits paper documents (Dolan)
 
Washington Post
Senate hears closing arguments
China’s stock markets plunge as coronavirus nears pandemic status
Stephen King deletes Facebook account over ‘flood of false information’ and privacy concerns
Trial of promising HIV vaccine fails in South Africa
Second man with ties to Mexico’s largest monarch butterfly reserve found dead
Groundhog Day 2020: Punxsutawney Phil sees no shadow, predicts early spring
Republican Sen. Susan Collins finds it’s lonely in the middle
The Big Number: 300,000 break their hips each year. Calcium and vitamin D could cut that number, research says.

Wenatchee World
Armed 2nd Amendment supporters rallied in resistance at Capitol
 
Yakima Herald Republic
Transitional kindergartens prepare students for success in K-12. Now they’re spreading throughout Washington
Cowiche Canyon Conservancy seeking to secure land to protect trails
Immigration law workers carry burden of others’ lives
Letter: Rollback in nutritional school lunch standards is horrifying
Column: Give families with special needs children up to $15,000 to pay for education
Employers locally — and across the state — eager to recruit former Astria Regional employee

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington senator ‘shocked’ by prison body scanner policy (Darneille)
 
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
New travel restrictions now in effect to help stop spread of coronavirus
North Sound city underwater after Nooksack River floods
Impeachment Trial Day 12: What time does it start, how to watch, livestream
Proposed House bill could cause liquor store locations to multiply (Kirby)
O’Ban proposal bridges mental health gap
 
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
U.S.-Canada border crossings closed at Sumas, Lynden due to flooding
With downtown Seattle shooting suspects in custody, residents speak out
 
KNKX FM
Democratic lawmakers want to create a loan program for undocumented students
 
NW Public Radio
Clean Water Protection Businesses Could Dry Up As Trump Administration Rolls Back Regulations
FCC Proposes $13M Fine For Idaho White Supremacist Over Racist Robocalls
WSU Sues Yakima Grower Over Alleged Apple Patent Infringement
 
Q13 TV (Fox)
9-year-old Bellevue boy stuck in China amid coronavirus outbreak
Brandi Kruse: Seattle pushes crime data – but none of us can access it
CAPTURED: Coordinated effort leads to arrest of downtown Seattle shooting suspects in Las Vegas

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Crosscut
King County’s largest businesses weigh support for proposed payroll tax (Macri)
New hydroelectric turbine designs are safer for fish and improve energy efficiency
 
Government Technolgy
New Privacy Legislation Introduced in Washington State (Carlyle)
 
MyNorthwest.com
Heavy rain brings flooding, landslides to Western Washington
Dori: It’s time for Washington to legalize sports gambling
Will the proposed King County head tax hurt the local economy?
 
Slog
The Craziest Cover-Up in American History
Legalizing Pot Lounges Could Make Washington’s Weed Industry More Equitable (Kirby)
 
Washington State Wire
House passes bill to help fund projects in distressed communities (Ortiz-Self)
 
Sports Handle
Sports Betting Showdown In Washington State: Tribes Vs. Commercial Interests (Keiser)
 
Yelmonline.com
Armed 2nd Amendment Supporters Rally in Resistance at State Capitol

Friday, January 31

What does Microsoft want from the Legislature? Here are 3 things
Microsoft President Brad Smith on Thursday answered questions from state government reporters in Olympia about the corporation’s legislative priorities. Here are three things Smith is asking lawmakers to address during the 60-day session that ends March 12. Continue reading at The News Tribune. (Alex Brandon/AP file photo)

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We may avoid the very worst climate scenario. But the next-worst is still pretty awful.
The year is 2100, and the world’s 12 billion people are still burning fossil fuels with abandon. Compared with preindustrial times, the planet has warmed by 4.5 degrees Celsius, or 8.1 degrees Fahrenheit. The atmosphere is filled with greenhouse gases, and parts of the Earth sometimes experience temperatures too extreme for humans. Continue reading at The Washington Post. (Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)

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Democratic lawmakers propose law to protect domestic worker rights
A measure designed to protect the health, safety and overall well-being of domestic workers in Washington state has been sponsored by Democratic senators at the request of Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson. If passed, SB 6247 would guarantee that domestic workers be paid at least minimum wage, which is $13.50 per hour, according to the state Department of Labor and Industries. Continue reading at Peninsula Daily News.

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Associated Press
Congresswoman eyes document on border detention of Iranians
Trump trial end in sight as vote nears on more witnesses
Tokyo Olympic organizers try to dampen cancellation rumors
Stocks drop amid uncertainty over virus impact; Amazon soars
Weinstein rape accuser to testify in pivotal trial moment
Woman who says Trump raped her seeks his DNA
Battle being fought over sports betting in Washington state
Washington House narrowly passes low-carbon fuels standard
State psychiatric hospital to open wards to reduce violence
Oregon Legislature considers sweeping wildfire plan
Weather officials warn of possible flooding and landslides
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
 
Aberdeen Daily World
Grays Harbor Transit wants input on expanded express service, but hurry
Op-ed: Bill would lock in ed funding source in timber counties (Tharinger, Chapman, Blake, Van de Wege)
 
Arlington Times
Urban village planned on 20 acres south of Arlington Airport
 
Auburn Reporter
Entenman, Sullivan to participate in 47th District Telephone Town Hall (Entenman, Sullivan)
Recredentialed: Barriers face Washington’s immigrant, refugee professionals
 
The Daily News
State Rep. Blake’s drought response bill passes House again (Blake)
 
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Teachers’ dogs kicked out of classes at Snohomish High School
No large-scale supportive housing in Everett’s single-family areas
Tribal leaders make the case for sales tax-sharing deals (Tarleton)
Cornfield Report: Place your bets, but not if you’re under age (Fey, Pettigrew)
Coronavirus test results pending for two in Snohomish County
Editorial: Everett council drops tool to resolve homelessness
 
Federal Way Mirror
South King Fire Capt. Jeff Bellinghausen retires after 34 years in fire service
 
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Woods officially appointed as superintendent
School district seeks levy renewal
Measure to fund emergency radio upgrade on ballot
 
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
While other cities rely on state funds, Bainbridge Island eyes raising sales tax for affordable housing
 
News Tribune (subscription required)
What does Microsoft want from the Legislature? Here are 3 things
Editorial: Yes, restore voting rights to felons in Washington state – but not while still on probation or parole (Kuderer)
 
New York Times
We pay a lot for online subscription services. Here’s how to regain control.
 
Peninsula Daily News
Sequim School Board mulls handling of vaping issues at meeting
Democratic lawmakers propose law to protect domestic worker rights (Saldaña)
Lawmakers back timber industry as way to reduce state’s carbon emissions

Puget Sound Business Journal
U.S. growth at slowest since 2016, complicating Trump’s pitch
Swedish nurses and caregivers expected back at work by Sunday
Wuhan coronavirus may hit North American airlines harder than SARS as global emergency grows
King County’s $130M electric bus purchase called ‘one of the leading moves in zero emissions for transit’
Port of Seattle moves to combat human trafficking at airport, maritime facilities
Financial hit looms as businesses feel their dependence on China
 
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Editorial: Better than the other Washington: State should model transparency, ethics (Jinkins, Pellicciotti, Carlyle)
Talks underway in Olympia on allowing King County to tax big businesses with high salaries (Tarleton, Macri, Springer, Rolfes)
‘She was one of the protectors’: Victim of last week’s downtown mass shooting remembered
Seattle broke a rain record this month, and we’re in for a blustery, wintry weekend
Planning group recommends $1.7 billion in upgrades for King County-owned Harborview Medical Center
Swedish has hundreds of nursing jobs open, creating double the vacancy rate of other local hospitals
Swedish Medical Center workers set to end 3-day strike Friday morning
Seattle will distribute 700 naloxone kits, hold trainings in bid to counter fentanyl overdoses
Amazon’s bet on one-day deliveries helps drive better-than-expected sales
Op-Ed: Kids and deadly magnets: Amazon’s moment to help
LTE: Downtown Seattle crime: ‘Come together with compassionate, meaningful solutions’
 
Seattle Weekly
Fatal ride: Report details summer collision with Kent Police SUV
Lawmakers hear pitch to replace gas tax with per-mile fees
 
Skagit Valley Herald
Concrete church to open temporary homeless shelter
Roundabout planned for Bay View intersection
 
Spokesman Review
Senate passes fix for new business tax to fund college aid (Pedersen, Frockt)
State could take sales tax off diapers (Robinson)
Volunteers work to find homeless during Point in Time Count
 
Vancouver Business Journal
Rethinking technology in today’s classrooms
Coworker or robot – why not both?
 
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Widening of Highway 12 should be completed
 
Washington Post
Impeachment, wow! A study of the exclamation running wild on Twitter
We may avoid the very worst climate scenario. But the next-worst is still pretty awful.
Republicans show confidence that Senate will block witnesses, move to acquit Trump
GOP pushes toward acquittal as early as tonight
Coronavirus death toll in China rises to more than 200
Brexit Day: U.K. marks its final hours in the E.U.
Opinion: People told the truth about Weinstein in 2004 and 2010. Why weren’t they heard?
Coast Guard lieutenant accused of plotting mass attack on politicians and journalists to be sentenced
Trump’s border wall, vulnerable to flash floods, needs large storm gates left open for months
iHeartMedia laid off hundreds of radio DJs. Executives blame AI. DJs blame the executives.
Facebook will remove misinformation about coronavirus
 
Yakima Herald Republic
Domestic violence takes its toll on Yakima County, claiming at least 12 lives in five years
While presidential primary is what counts this year, local parties say caucuses are important, too
Volunteers, service providers turn out in droves to annual homeless count
Editorial: Legislature needs to get it right as it fixes college financial aid pla

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Did a study prove that Washington marijuana legalization increased fatal crashes?
Leaked memo apparently directed border agents to detain Iran-linked travelers at Washington border
Most Washington adults concerned with coronavirus, survey finds
Seattle mayor wants school nurses, nightlife workers trained to reverse overdoses

 
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
As Swedish nurses’ strike ends, some might not be able to return to work right away
Republicans poised to bring Trump trial to a close in Senate
‘Do Not Travel’ to China; State Department issues highest advisory level
Instagram fights with Auburn middle schoolers
WHO declares coronavirus a global public health emergency
Sports betting plan faces challenges
 
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Number of THC positive drivers in fatal crashes has doubled in Wash. state
Washington state lawmakers mull legalizing sports betting (Peterson)
Study: Washington’s immigrants bolster the state’s economy
King County Metro agrees to buy 40 new battery-electric buses
 
KNKX FM
Podcast: Episode 1: The Rain
What time is it here? That question could resurface in border counties thanks to Idaho Legislature
 
KUOW FM
‘Everyone counts!’ Census gets creative in Pierce County
Education Dept. Unveils Fix For Student Loan Program’s ‘Bureaucratic Nightmare’
Senators To CFPB: Why Are You Still Failing To Protect Student Loan Borrowers?
 
NW Public Radio
Low Snow To Snowmageddon: January Dumps Gave Needed Bump To Northwest’s Lagging Snowpack
After Attacks, Western State Hospital Will Open New Ward For Most Violent Psychiatric Patients
 
Q13 TV (Fox)
Push to tax large companies now a state legislative matter (Macri)

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 Crosscut
Washington state looks to end ICE courthouse arrests (Thai, Wellman)
Memo shows border officers were directed to stop Iranian Americans at Canada border, despite agency’s claims
Opinion: Magnolia’s private surveillance system: Good for Amazon packages, bad for people of color
 
MyNorthwest.com
Should Washington state allow sports betting?
 
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Washington State Transportation Commission recommends replacing gas tax (Saldaña, Hobbs)
 
Schmudget
Progressive taxation can advance gender equity
 
Seattle P.I.
Leaked directive: ‘Vetting’ of Iranian-Americans ordered at Canadian border
 
Slog
Swedish Appears to Have Hired Unlicensed “Tactical” Security Guards to Staff Strike
Rep. Eric Pettigrew Says He Won’t Seek Re-Election, Opening Space for a True Progressive to Run (Pettigrew)
 
The Urbanist
Constantine and Durkan Unveil Countywide Payroll Tax to Raise $121 Million Annually for Housing and Homelessness (Macri, Springer, Fitzgibbon, Frame, Pollet, Cody, Tarleton, Slatter, Doglio, Hudgins, Senn, Gregerson)

Thursday, January 30

House passes bill to cut vehicle pollution, increase number of electric cars
Washington motorists would use fuel that emits fewer greenhouse gases – and likely pay more for it – over the next 15 years under a proposal to reduce those pollutants that the House approved Wednesday. After more than three hours of contentious debate, Democrats pushed through a bill that tells the state Department of Ecology to set up a Clean Fuels Program limiting the amount of carbon dioxide and related greenhouse gases released by transportation fuels. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Jim Camden / The Spokesman-Review)

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New ‘head tax’? Proposed law would let King County tax large businesses to tackle homelessness
A new measure introduced in the Washington state Legislature Wednesday would allow King County to impose a tax of 0.1 to 0.2 percent on businesses on the total payroll of employees who earn $150,000 per year or more. The money would have to be used to pay for homelessness services, affordable housing, public safety, and behavioral health services. If passed, House Bill 2907 could allow the county to raise approximately $121 million per year, according to the King County Executive’s office. Continue reading at KUOW. (Flickr photo/amishrobot)

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Mega was the only adult male orca left in his immediate family and is now feared dead
Another southern resident orca, L41, is feared dead, according to the Center for Whale Research. The whale, born in 1977, was not seen during an encounter with its family by the center’s researchers on Friday. Because of his age, and the fact that he was thin when he was seen a year ago, ”we fear he may be gone and will consider him missing unless he shows up unexpectedly in an upcoming encounter,” the center reported. If L41 remains missing, that would bring the population of southern resident orcas to only 72, the second-lowest since the center first began its population census 45 years ago. Continue reading at The Olympian. (David Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research AP)

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Associated Press
Trump’s defense shifts to not ‘impeachable’ even if true
EPA announces $2.2 million grant for drinking water program
China counts 170 virus deaths, new countries find infections
Brexit finally arrives Friday: A momentous yet quiet moment
Another endangered Northwest orca missing, feared dead
Bill would allow King Co. to tax business to build housing (Macri)
Namesake donors of WWU building had $36M tax evasion case
Tribe, county come to sales tax agreement ending legal fight
Navy settles lawsuit, won’t scrape ship hulls in Puget Sound
 
Aberdeen Daily World
Mayors share accomplishments, future plans at Greater Grays Harbor event
Lawmakers back timber industry as a way to reduce state’s carbon emissions
SR 109 reopened, US 101 down to one lane
 
Auburn Reporter
Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus reelected to Sound Cities Association Board of Directors
Pot shops group up in unincorporated King County
Lawmakers hear pitch to replace gas tax with per-mile fees
 
Capital Press
New Ecology director: ‘Let’s not let small problems get any bigger’
 
Columbian
In Our View: School case test of separation of church, state
 
The Daily News
States OK commercial smelt fishery, but Cowlitz sport dipping uncertain
County smoking rate lags behind statewide progress
 
The Daily World
Bill would lock in ed funding source in timber counties (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
 
Everett Herald (subscription required)
What lawmakers want to do isn’t always what needs to be done
Cornfield Report: Lots and lots of talk about carbon fuels and financial aid (Fey, Hobbs)
Editorial: Allow kids accurate information on sexual health (Wilson)
 
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Navy, Suquamish reach settlement over aircraft carrier hull-scraping in Sinclair Inlet
Housing Kitsap moves ahead with projects in Mason County
Misunderstood conversation led to bomb scare, evacuation at Colman Dock

New York Times
Republicans Move to Block Impeachment Witnesses, Driving Toward Acquittal
 
Olympian (subscription required)
‘New Hope’ for some former residents of cleared Fourth Avenue bridge camp
Mega was the only adult male orca left in his immediate family and is now feared dead
 
Puget Sound Business Journal
Gates Foundation picks St. Louis as HQ for new agriculture nonprofit
Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures launches $50M initiative to advance women in emerging tech hubs
Downtown Seattle’s tech scene grapples with last week’s mass shooting
Bitcoin has lost steam, but criminals still love it
Boeing joins battle to protect Chinese from fast-spreading coronavirus
 
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State bill would allow King County to tax big businesses with employees paid over $150,000 (Macri, Springer, Chopp)
Microsoft’s quarterly earnings crush Wall Street expectations as its cloud business soars
Why does it still feel so dark, now that the shortest day of the year is behind us? It’s not your imagination.
Not all Swedish Medical Center employees can return to work Friday when strike is over
‘Time stopped for all of us’: 20 years after Alaska Flight 261 crash, families plan memorial at Sea-Tac
Washington school leaders are worried about students’ mental health. Now lawmakers are proposing fixes (Stonier, Leavitt)
Western State Hospital to open special wards to reduce violence and assaults
Nordstrom enters burgeoning used-clothes business
Bloomberg: Cruise ship locked down in Italy; first tests exclude coronavirus
Editorial: Provide relief from the high cost of insulin
Op-Ed: EPA’s ‘Dirty Water Rule’ prioritizes profit over people

Seattle Weekly
Throw in the towel on Matt Shea (Pedersen)
Recredentialed: Barriers face Washington’s immigrant, refugee professionals
 
Skagit Valley Herald
Burlington-Edison School District joins timber suit
Vancouver may build 2 new schools
Psychiatric hospital to open wards to reduce violence
Grounded jet sends Boeing to first annual loss in 2 decades
 
Spokesman Review
Spokane’s housing market remains competitive, but homebuyers may have an easier time closing in 2020
Shadle Park teacher and students take on polarizing politics
House passes bill to cut vehicle pollution, increase number of electric cars (Doglio, Ramel)
Opinion: Dr. Bob Lutz and Julie Oliver
 
Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Back off, Seattle. Leave Snake River dams alone, and fix your own yard (Carlyle)
 
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Local lawmaker seeks new look at WA’s Death with Dignity Act
Editorial: Legislature must impose ban on flavored vaping products
 
Washington Post
Senators to pose more questions ahead of crucial vote on witnesses
Republicans angling for a swift acquittal of Trump
Cruise ship with 6,000 people held in Italy as two passengers are tested for coronavirus
House to vote on measures seeking to restrain Trump on Iran
Opinion: John Bolton, it’s now or never
Scaramucci: Hey, John Bolton, welcome to life under the bus
U.S. life expectancy ticks up as drug fatalities and cancer deaths drop
Virginia, Illinois and Nevada AGs file lawsuit demanding ERA ratification
Berlin is taking radical measures to control rents
A rape kit that sat untested for decades just exonerated a wrongfully convicted man
Homero Gómez González, Mexico’s monarch butterfly defender, found dead
France says its poultry industry will stop shredding male chicks alive by 2022
You’ve got snail mail: Targeted online ads are now literally following you home
Help Desk: If Facebook is stalking me, what about Instagram?
Facebook agrees to pay $550 million to settle privacy lawsuit, days after Supreme Court declined to hear cas

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Proposed bill could tax King County businesses to fund homeless initiatives (Macri, Chopp)
King County health officials monitoring 5th person for possible coronavirus
 
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Tax proposed on big King County businesses to tackle homelessness crisis (Macri)
Impeachment Trial Day 9: What time does it start, how to watch, what to expect
Patient in isolation being tested for coronavirus at Harborview
Hate crime charge to be dropped after plea deal reached in attack at Seahawks game
Gov. Inslee gives update on coronavirus in Wash. State: 16 people now tested
National Archives’ Seattle office expected to close, prompting backlash
 
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
16 tested for coronavirus in Wash. state as health officials prep for battle
Western State Hospital to open wards to reduce violence
Watch: KOMO News Town Hall on Downtown Seattle Violence
Hate crime suspect accused of assaulting Burien Mayor ordered to pay several fines
 
KNKX FM
At sea aboard the USS Nimitz, a ‘huge labyrinth’ based in Bremerton
 
KUOW FM
New ‘head tax’? Proposed law would let King County tax large businesses to tackle homelessness (Macri)
Documents reveal more specifics about Rep. Shea investigation
Milk or water? WA state lawmakers consider banning sugary drinks from kids menus
After attacks, Western State Hospital to open new ward for its 10 most violent patients
Washington Farm Workers Talk Working Conditions With Visiting Mexican Senators
 
NW Public Radio
What Time Is It Here? That Question Could Surface In Border Towns Thanks To Idaho Legislature
President Signs USMCA, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Talk Working Conditions With Mexican Senators
‘Our Hair Is Literally A Crown.’ Washington Lawmakers Consider Ban On Race-Based Hair Bias (Morgan)
 
Q13 TV (Fox)
Businesses reconsidering future in downtown Seattle over crime
Gun safety advocates urge lawmakers to consider new bills
Patient at Harborview Medical Center being monitored for possible coronavirus

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Crosscut
Washington sees surge of foster kids placed in hotels while they wait for treatment (Pollet)
State proposal would let King County tax large businesses to pay for homelessness and housing (Macri, Tarleton)
 
MyNorthwest.com
State lawmakers bring head tax battle to Olympia (Macri)
Patient in isolation being tested for coronavirus at Harborview
 
Schmudget
The Working Families Tax Credit can help reduce housing cost pressure
 
Seattle P.I.
16 tested for coronavirus in Washington as health officials prep for battle
Namesake donors of WWU building had $36M tax evasion case
Bill would allow King Co. to tax business to build housing (Macri)
Washington launches law enforcement hiring initiative after departments struggle with recruitment
 
Slog
The Washington Legislature’s Proposed Payroll Tax Sucks (Nguyen)

Wednesday, January 29

Legislature making progress on bills addressing homelessness
Washington state lawmakers are making progress on legislation to “address the crisis” of homelessness, Democratic legislative leaders said Tuesday. Several bills are expected to move forward in the House and Senate that will “continue to move us in the direction where we are taking care of people who are experiencing homelessness,” state Rep. Monica Stonier said at a press conference. Continue reading at The Olympian.

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Lovelett joins in asking court to determine constitutionality of graduated income tax
State Sen. Liz Lovelett, D-Anacortes, and 14 other state legislators have asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a 1933 ruling that holds as unconstitutional the graduated income tax — a tax that rises in steps, with those having the highest income paying the highest percentage of tax. Continue reading at The Skagit Valley Herald. (Courtesy / Washington State Democrats)

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The Technology 202: Pinterest bans misinformation about voting and the census
Pinterest is ramping up its efforts to crack down on political misinformation ahead of the 2020 election — a sign that the platform best known for lighthearted fare such as recipes, wedding planning and beauty tips is not immune from the challenges facing other major social media sites. Continue reading at The Washington Post. (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg News)

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Associated Press
Boeing posts first annual loss in more than 2 decades
GOP strains to contain Bolton fallout in impeachment trial
Another endangered Northwest orca missing, feared dead
Documents released that prompted ouster of lawmaker
Lawmakers introduce bill for a pilot hatchery project
737 Max costs double, Boeing posts first loss in 2 decades
Facebook will now show you exactly how it stalks you – even when you’re not using Facebook
Oregon comedian plans to file claim against US government
US beefs up screening of travelers for new virus from China
Strike by Seattle nurses, staff closes emergency rooms
Lieutenant governor, immigrant activists win JFK awards
High volume leads to payout delay in family leave program
Senate makes tweaks to workplace conduct rules (Jinkins)

Aberdeen Daily World
SR109 in Hoquiam remains closed for fifth day
Mayor’s tie-breaker vote approves GGH Inc., Hoquiam contract
Hoquiam levy would help improve security, provide more than $3 million in additional state funding
Grays Harbor unemployment down one-tenth to 7%
 
Auburn Reporter
House passes Entenman bill to give students with unpaid fines relief (Entenman)
Sen. Fortunato proposal ices Seattle winter eviction ban
 
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Pilot salmon hatchery project in Bellingham to aid orcas supported by this proposal (Lekanoff, Shewmake)
All seven school districts in Whatcom County ask voters to approve four-year levies
 
Capital Press
Lawsuit alleges violation of WSU apple patent
Washington bill likens salmon to 4th branch of government (Lekanoff)
Log prices expected to stabilize, experts say

 
The Daily News
County approves offender substance abuse treatment contract
Cowlitz PUD warns customers of scam
 
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Fortney reinstates 2 more deputies fired by previous sheriff
Deal ends legal fight and allows Tulalips a cut of sales tax  (Tarleton, McCoy)
Supportive housing may be barred from single-family zones
Cornfield Report: An unexpected agreement to share tax revenue with tribes (Jinkins)
Everett might declare a climate emergency, adopt action plan
Editorial: End the sales tax on menstrual pads and tampons
Letter: End state taxes on tampons, other hygiene products
WaPo: Comment: Trump may have tweeted away his executive privilege
WaPo: Comment: Middle East ‘Deal of Century’ is step toward apartheid
 
Islands’ Weekly
Five new lawmakers sworn in for the 2020 state legislative session (Stanfor, Duerr, Johnson, Ramel)
Democrats push to require firearm training for concealed carriers
Industry leaders worry clean-fuel program could hurt economy: Proponents believe it would incentivize necessary switch to green economy – Detractors say it would impact businesses and consumers with higher costs (Nguyen)
 
Issaquah Reporter
Swedish nurses, staff launch three-day strike in Issaquah
 
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Lovelett bills would expand access to environmental sustainability (Lovelett)

Kirkland Reporter
Don’t become a victim of financial fraud | Coming of Age…Again
 
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Colman Dock evacuated after bomb threat
District to move forward with $32M in upgrades at Olympic High
 
News Tribune (subscription required)
Legislature making progress on bills addressing homelessness (Stonier, Liias, Macri, Kuderer, Rolfes, Robinson)
Where does affordable equal market rate? In Tacoma’s system of multifamily tax breaks
Dispute over Puyallup’s zoning for homeless centers won’t die, now headed to court
 
New York Times
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Evacuates Citizens, and Deaths Mount
House Democrats to Unveil $760 Billion Infrastructure Plan
Bitcoin has lost steam, but criminals still love it
 
Olympian (subscription required)
Old courthouse on Capitol Way getting $3.5 million restoration
Bills in Washington Legislature to allow sports betting (Peterson)
 
Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: We must shut down the Third Avenue drug market once and for all
Airbus to settle fraud, bribery cases in U.S., Europe with massive $4B payment
Downtown Seattle businesses clamor for additional security in the wake of shootings
 
Redmond Reporter
Swedish Redmond nurses, staff launch three-day strike
 
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sea-Tac Airport to screen travelers for Wuhan coronavirus
Westneat: Why is Amazon so touchy about its employees speaking out on climate change? The answer’s right across the lake.
Washington state bill would make Afros, braids protected hairstyles (Morgan)
People who use food assistance in Seattle area can start buying groceries online as part of pilot program
Boeing doubles cost of 737 MAX grounding, reports worst financial results in 2 decades
After drug bust, city starts clearing large tent encampment by I-5 ramps
Charter schools are new to Washington state. How strong is the law behind them?
Prominent Catholics call for independent review of Seattle Archdiocese’s secret clergy abuse files
Seattle superhero Phoenix Jones charged after undercover drug bust
Alaska Air reports surging profit and plans to hire almost 2,800 this year
House releases supporting documents for report that concluded Rep. Matt Shea planned domestic terrorism (Jinkins)
Homelessness divided a small Western Washington town. And then the fighting started.
Starbucks closes half of its China stores as quarterly earnings are clouded by coronavirus outbreak
Seattle-area home-price gains are close to national average, for the moment
Bloomberg: Airbus agrees to settle bribery cases for about $4 billion
Seattle police consider opening downtown storefront after fatal shooting
Op-Ed: Firearm violence affects all of us, and we have the power to prevent it
Editorial: Snohomish sheriff errs in reinstating deputy

Skagit Valley Herald
Lovelett joins in asking court to determine constitutionality of graduated income tax (Lovelett, Appleton, Cody, Gregerson, Fitzgibbon, Frame, Dolan, Pollet, Macri, Hasegawa, Liias, Hunt, Ngyuen)
 
Spokesman Review
House bill would ban discrimination based on hair (Morgan)
Documents from Shea investigation show detailed plans for action (Jinkins)
 
USA Today
State taxes: Which are the most tax-friendly states for the wealthy?
Trump to sign revamped Mexico, Canada trade agreement that will replace NAFTA
Boeing earnings pummeled by 737 Max grounding: first loss in decades
Flight full of Americans fleeing Wuhan coronavirus ‘erupts in cheers’ after arriving in Alaska
 
Washington Post
Washington Post clears reporter who tweeted link to story on Kobe Bryant rape allegations
House managers, Trump lawyers to face questions from senators
Val Demings has an American dream. The impeachment trial is testing it.
Coronavirus cases in China surpass SARS epidemic
Jail staff mocked a sick man as he begged for help, video shows. Days later, he was dead.
Jeff Bezos’s iPhone had Apple’s state-of-the-art security, and that may have helped its alleged hackers
Opinion: Will London become the next Orwellian surveillance city? We’ll soon find out.
Warren Buffett said newspapers were going to disappear. Now he’s disappearing from the industry.
Hotels are rewarding travelers for opting out of housekeeping. But where does that leave workers?
Britain, resisting U.S. pressure, to allow some Huawei equipment in 5G networks
The Technology 202: Pinterest bans misinformation about voting and the census
 
Whidbey News-Times
County held to ‘unusually high bar’ by FEMA
Clinic to begin offering MAT addiction treatment services in Oak Harbor
 
Yakima Herald Republic
More sleep, better grades: Selah asks for feedback on school start time

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KEPR
Washington cosmetologists rallying against new bill aimed at freelancers (Keiser)
 
KING5 TV (NBC)
Rep. Matt Shea responds to release of documents used in investigation
Boeing posts first annual loss since 1997 as 737 MAX costs rise
New Washington bill would make hair discrimination illegal
King County health officials monitoring 4th person for possible coronavirus
Sea-Tac among 20 airports to expand virus screening for travelers from China
High volume leads to payout delay in Washington family leave program
Swedish Hospital closes emergency rooms in Ballard and Redmond as thousands of nurses strike
 
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Impeachment Trial Day 8: What time does it start, how to watch, what to expect
‘Food stamps’ can now be used to buy groceries on Amazon
Patient being tested for possible coronavirus at Northwest Hospital
CDC expands airport health screenings for coronavirus to include Sea-Tac
Thousands of nurses at Swedish Healthcare strike for first time in its history
Southern resident orca missing and feared dead, researchers say
 
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Boeing posts first loss in two decades as 737 Max costs double
‘People do not feel safe’: Downtown Seattle shootout sparks growing alarm
Study finds firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty
Police begin clearing notorious illegal homeless encampment near I-5 in Seattle
7,800 Swedish nurses, staff kick off 3-day strike
 
KNKX FM
Outsiders: Why Olympia is the focus of our homelessness podcast
 
KUOW FM
‘Our hair is literally a crown’: WA Lawmakers consider ban on race-based hair discrimination (Morgan)
Nurses, caregivers go on strike in front of Swedish Medical Centers
At the the heart of Boeing’s crisis, questions about company culture

NBC Right Now
Johnson appointed to state House seat in Washington (Pellicciotti, Johnson)
 
NW Public Radio
Washington State Response To 1st Coronavirus Case In U.S. Draws On Lessons From Measles Outbreak
In Washington’s Skagit Valley, Elk Raise Tensions Between Tribal Members And Farmers
 
Q13 TV (Fox)
People furious over downtown Seattle crime pack council meeting
Another endangered southern resident orca missing and feared dead, scientists say
High volume leads to payout delay in family leave program

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 Crosscut
‘It’s a fairness thing’: Testing positive for pot wouldn’t disqualify you from most WA jobs under new bill (Kloba, Sells)
The kids who sued the U.S. over climate change and lost aren’t giving up
 
Lynnwood Today
In wake of Initiative 976, lawmakers propose bill to lower car-tab taxes (Liias, Stanford)
 
MyNorthwest.com
737 MAX costs double as Boeing posts losses
Seattle eviction ban bill prompts Senate bill to ban eviction bans
CDC expands airport health screenings for coronavirus to include Sea-Tac
Another Puget Sound orca presumed to be dead
Nearly 8,000 Swedish nurses, health workers in Seattle begin strike
AG Bob Ferguson weighs legal action over Seattle National Archives closure
Car tab relief debate heating up in Legislature (Liias)
 
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Senators hear pitch for Interbay Community Preservation and Development Authority (Tarleton, Frockt)
 
Seattle P.I.
‘Enough’: Residents, businesses demand action after Seattle shooting. Here’s how the city responds
 
Slog
“Patients Before Profit”: The Three-Day Strike at Swedish Begins
Amazon Employees Speak Out About Climate Change and Internal Censorship
 
West Seattle Blog
FIREWORKS: King County ban to be proposed soon; related state legislation progressing (Cody)

Tuesday, January 28

Swedish health care workers begin three-day strike
Under bright umbrellas and sheer plastic ponchos, striking nurses and other staff gathered in heavy rain outside Swedish Medical Center on First Hill to begin a three-day strike at 7 a.m. Tuesday. More than 200 strikers marched in circles in front of multiple entrances to the hospital, chanting slogans such as “We’re here! We’re strong! We’ll fight for patients all day long!” They cheered raucously when passing cars honked in support. The Service Employees International Union Healthcare 1199NW, which represents the 7,800 registered nurses, caregivers and staff, said the strike would be the largest for health-care workers in recent history. It comes after almost 10 months of bargaining with hospital management. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

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Protections proposed in Washington Senate for domestic workers
In 2007, Adriana Cazorla, was working as a maid for an employer who held her against her will and sexually assaulted her, she said Monday as the Senate began considering a bill to protect domestic workers. Cazorla said this same employer also took explicit photos of young women by posing as the owner of a modeling agency. But he was actually selling the photos to other men. Cazorla said when she discovered what he was doing, he threatened to call immigration officers if she reported him. “I’m not scared anymore, a long time ago … I couldn’t tell my story,” said Cazorla, a former domestic worker who now has a green card and is a legal resident. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Jim Camden / The Spokesman-Review)

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Facebook will now show you exactly how it stalks you — even when you’re not using Facebook
ver suspect the Facebook app is listening to you? What we now know is even creepier. Facebook is giving us a new way to glimpse just how much it knows about us: On Tuesday, the social network made a long-delayed “Off-Facebook Activity” tracker available to its 2 billion members. It shows Facebook and sister apps Instagram and Messenger don’t need a microphone to target you with those eerily specific ads and posts — they’re all up in your business countless other ways. Continue reading at The Washington Post. (Washington Post Illustration/iStock)

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Associated Press
Trump team wrapping up trial defense as senators mull Bolton
What to know for year two of the Trump tax plan
Supreme Court allows new green card rule for immigrants who receive public benefits
Bills in Washington Legislature to allow sports betting
Man who shipped gun parts to Swedish Nazis gets 7-plus years
Washington school district warns of online ‘penny challenge’
Hospital to close emergency rooms ahead of strike
 
Aberdeen Daily World
Annual homeless count provides services, establishes funding levels
Gun control bills move forward on party-line votes (Kuderer, Salomon, Kilduff, Blake)
Letter: Rejecting school funding this time
 
Auburn Reporter
City completes initial facility needs assessment
Cleaning up: How a light rail extension keeps Midway Landfill site on track in Kent
House bill provides condo owners with drought friendly landscaping options (Orwall)
Stokesbary introduces bill to reenact local income tax ban
Opinion: Matt Shea is poised for a victory lap
Opinion: Dams are the Northwest flood busters
 
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
The written record of the Pacific Northwest to be shipped out of state
PeaceHealth reaches an agreement to purchase a Bellingham surgery center
 
Capital Press
Onion prices rebound after lull
 
The Daily News
More lawmakers join Takko’s call for quicker, clearer methanol permitting (Takko, Chapman)
 
Everett Herald (subscription required)
2 county residents among 8 statewide tested for coronavirus
Three-day strike at Swedish Edmonds starts Tuesday morning
Feds: Smuggled Marysville guns were part of Nazi terror plot
Cornfield Report: In Olympia, it’s one potato, two potato, three potato, four (Morgan)
Commentary: How to bolster public health funding we need (Robinson, Frockt)
WaPo: Commentary: Food stamp work requirements just don’t work
 
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way native crowned Miss Latina Hawaii 2020
 
Islands’ Weekly
OPALCO board rescinds dam resolution in favor of collaboration with membership
 
Issaquah Reporter
Commentary: Inslee vows to give state a clean fuel standard
 
Kent Reporter
House bill provides condo owners with drought friendly landscaping options (Orwall)
 
Kirkland Reporter
Man arrested after firing gun on Bremerton ferry
New vote center coming to Bremerton for 2020 elections
 
News Tribune (subscription required)
New future for Tacoma’s defunct Gault Middle School could include housing, recreation
Dispute over Puyallup’s zoning for homeless centers won’t die, now headed to court
 
Olympian (subscription required)
Tumwater gets proposal for 1 million-square-foot warehouse
Olympia clears camp under Fourth Avenue bridge
 
Peninsula Daily News
Sex education bill passes Senate (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Suicides drop on Olympic Peninsula
Complaint alleging racist language filed against Democratic lawmaker (Kuderer)
 
Puget Sound Business Journal
Trump expands steel tariffs, saying they’ve fallen short of aim
China’s coronavirus has revived global economic fears
Massive 777X takes flight, and Boeing expects big sales will soon follow
Global stocks fall as dangerous coronavirus spreads
Your credit score may soon change. Here’s why.
 
Redmond Reporter
Microsoft’s net zero plan to be carbon negative
 
Ritzville Adams County Journal
‘High-capacity’ magazine ban moving through Senate (Kuderer)
 
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Man charged in gunfight in downtown Seattle that killed one, wounded seven
Prominent Catholics call for independent review of Seattle Archdiocese’s secret clergy abuse files
Washington lawmakers have another plan to cut Sound Transit car-tab taxes (Liias)
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson looking into decision to close National Archives in Seattle
Swedish health care workers begin three-day strike
Seattle has an underground vault jammed with hundreds of art pieces; peek inside
It’s been one of the soggiest Januarys ever in Seattle — and more is on the way
Editorial: Microsoft raises the bar on climate action
Op-Ed: Gov. Inslee is keeping the needs of our students ‘front and centerd
He’s fought homelessness for decades. But while he managed a Seattle camp, more people were kicked out than housed.
Ishisaka: The Duwamish people were here first. Should Seattleites pay them rent?
‘Domestic Workers Bill of Rights’ measures introduced in Legislature
Latina preschool teachers feel the pressure of new college-degree rules, study says
King County councilmember proposes spending $1 million to bus homeless people out of the region
How a federal court ruling on Boise’s homeless camping ban has rippled across the West
King County and Seattle’s homeless-services merger moves forward, with questions
Amazon employees cite ‘moral responsibility’ to speak out on climate, despite risk of losing their jobs
Philadelphia Inquirer: Her spine was fractured after the car ran a red light. Uber says she signed away her rights to a jury trial.
Mercury News: Coronavirus: Cancel travel to China, say U.S. health officials
 
Seattle Weekly
Recredentialed: Barriers face Washington’s immigrant, refugee professionals
Snohomish County man is first U.S. case of new coronavirus
 
Skagit Valley Herald
Local officials discuss need for homeless shelters
Mount Vernon officer cleared in use of force investigation
China confirms 4,500 cases of virus, more than 50 elsewhere
 
Snoqualmie Valley Record
I-976, affordable housing, other issues discussed at legislative breakfast event (Hasegawa, Mullet,chi Springer, Kloba, Slatter, Ramos, Walen, Duerr, Dhingra, Kuderer, Goodman, Senn, Callan, Thai, Entenman)
 
Spokesman Review
Protections proposed for domestic workers (Saldana)
House considers legalized betting on some sporting events (Peterson)
Coronavirus causes fear, but flu likely poses greater health risk in the U.S.
Opinion: Rep. Andrew Barkis and Rep. Bob McCaslin: Our state can have both $30 car tabs and sustainable transportation funding
 
Tri-City Herald
Guest Opinion: Americans should lessen expectations on Columbia River Treaty
 
Washington Post
Pompeo bars NPR reporter from trip
Trump’s team to conclude opening arguments
Xi says China is being ‘open, transparent, responsible’ in handling of coronavirus outbreak
Surreal new reality sets in for millions trapped at the outbreak’s epicenter
Perspective: A single action shouldn’t define Bryant. Nor should it be forgotten.
Op-Ed: Senators should learn from my father’s example in Watergate
Facebook will now show you exactly how it stalks you — even when you’re not using Facebook
The first transport of Jews to Auschwitz was 997 teenage girls. Few survived.
In Epstein investigation, Prince Andrew has provided ‘zero cooperation’ to U.S. law enforcement, prosecutor says
College football coach suspended after saying Hitler was undeniably ‘a great leader’
The Technology 202: Twitter, Facebook investigate apparent hack of NFL accounts

Wenatchee World
UFW collaborates with Mexican government to improve conditions for Northwest dairy workers
 
Yakima Herald Republic
Preschool co-ops: The ebb and flow of the Valley’s parent-involved preschools and play-based learning
More of the Story: Environmental groups, dairy industry continue to clash over nitrates
Lessons from Pierce County: A closer look at ranked-choice voting
UFW collaborates with Mexican government to improve conditions for dairy workers in Pacific Northwes

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Swedish Hospital closes 2 emergency departments as thousands of nurses go on strike
Eastside family claims they were racially stereotyped in coronavirus outbreak
Seattle council member pitches community storefront to curb violence
Promise of love helped Seattle Holocaust survivor bear Auschwitz
Seattle non-profit works to give troubled young teens, adults another chance
King County health officials monitoring 4 people for possible coronavirus
 
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Impeachment Trial Day 7: What time does it start, how to watch, what to expect
Washington man who shipped gun parts to Swedish Nazis gets 7-plus years
New city councilmember proposes downtown storefront for police and community service officers
 
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
‘Time to face the music,’ says mom of downtown Seattle shooting suspect
Swedish temporarily closes 2 emergency rooms as caregiver strike begins
Local health officials remind residents that coronavirus risk is still low
 
KNKX FM
Nearly 8,000 health care workers plan to walk off the job in Swedish Health Services strike
Washington lawmakers want to enshrine the right of kids to sell lemonade (Pollet)
Want to own a ferryboat? A former Washington state ferry is for sale again
Residents call on city to do more after fatal shooting in downtown Seattle
Washington teachers weave the impeachment trial into lessons on government and politics
 
KUOW FM
Fear the coronavirus? UW doctor cuts through the noise
Seattle middle school students descend on principal’s office, demand teacher be removed
Hundreds of Amazon employees defy company gag order
Swedish Medical Center prepares for worker strike, closes 2 emergency rooms
U.K. To Develop 5G Network With Help From Huawei
 
NW Public Radio
What Is The Toll Of Trade Wars On U.S. Agriculture?
 
Q13 TV (Fox)
Swedish closing two emergency departments ahead of strik

Web

Civic Skunkworks
It’s time to end corporate welfare.
 
Crosscut
State Patrol under pressure to examine bias in traffic stops following investigation (Goodman, Valdez, Lekanoff, Ormsby, Senn)
Threatened by climate change, Washington’s rare wolverines aren’t endangered — yet
Opinion: Compassion and public safety must coexist to solve Third Avenue’s crime problem
 
Slog
Lawmakers Want to Unionize Washington’s Weed Industry. Pot Companies Aren’t Happy About It
Slog PM: More Restaurants for Dogs, #AMZNSpeakOut, Washington State’s #YangGang Should Pay Attention to Sen. Joe Nguyen (Nguyen)
SPD Releases Body Camera Footage from Cop Shooting in Belltown
State of Reform
What They’re Watching: Sen. Manka Dhingra (Dhingra)